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Lt. Shelton Diary, 1864
1864-07-08 Page 01
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catch the rebs. But none appeared and they returned bootless - Our rations are running short - but the black berries and other forage make a good substitute for hard tack and fat meat - Appearance of rain Friday July 8th This is a beautiful morning and quite hot - Yesterday our company was detailed yesterday to go and guard the bridge across the river on the Holly Spring road we had a hot [bristle?] of it yet we got along finely, in the evening we went into swim and Corp [Mugen?]
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catch the rebs. But none appeared and they returned bootless - Our rations are running short - but the black berries and other forage make a good substitute for hard tack and fat meat - Appearance of rain Friday July 8th This is a beautiful morning and quite hot - Yesterday our company was detailed yesterday to go and guard the bridge across the river on the Holly Spring road we had a hot [bristle?] of it yet we got along finely, in the evening we went into swim and Corp [Mugen?]
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